[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 168 (Wednesday, November 19, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO REVEREND FRANCIS G.S. EVERETT, JR.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2003

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man who 
has served as a mentor in South Carolina's public schools and as a 
member and pastor of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Orangeburg, South 
Carolina, for more than 30 years.
  Reverend Francis G.S. Everett, Jr., spent 23 years at Elloree High 
School as a teacher and principal and later worked in Orangeburg School 
District Five. His efforts at community improvement were widely 
recognized and remain commendable to this day.
  The parishioners of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church have strongly 
supported Reverend Everett as he has lifted up its many ministries and 
represented the church well in the Mount Pisgah Union, the Orthodox 
Baptist Association, the Cooperative Baptist Convention of South 
Carolina, and the Orangeburg Ministerial Alliance. He has also served 
as a co-chaplain at South Carolina State University, and as a member of 
the Orangeburg Calhoun Regional Medical Center Chaplain Corp.
  An activist for educational advancement, Reverend Everett has served 
with the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation and South 
Carolina Board of Directors of the State Chamber of Commerce. He is a 
member of the Orangeburg Calhoun Retired Education Association, the 
South Carolina Education Association, the National Education 
Association, and as a trustee of Morris College in Sumter, South 
Carolina.
  Reverend Everett earned his A.B. and M.S. degrees from South Carolina 
State University and was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree 
from Union Baptist Seminary of Birmingham, Alabama.
  Reverend Everett is married to Mrs. Althea Hilton Everett of Alcolu, 
South Carolina. The couple has two children, Ralph and Gwendolyn.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite you to join me in paying tribute to this role 
model to educational and spiritual leaders in our nation. Reverend 
Everett has developed a life of unwavering commitment to his students, 
his parishioners and his family and friends. He serves as an 
inspiration to so many, and I am proud to honor him today.




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